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High Speed Crash Leaves Multiple Children Injured After SUV Flips Into Canal in Highlands County

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A dangerous decision behind the wheel led to multiple...

Lake Wales Teen Killed in Early Morning Interstate 4 Crash in Orange County, Several Other Local Teens Seriously Injured

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. A 17 year old male from Lake...

Proposed Ordinance Aims to Track and Curb Long‑Vacant Downtown Storefronts

City of Lake Wales April 17, 2026 0

Proposed Ordinance Aims to Track and Curb Long‑Vacant Downtown...

Lake Wales Woman Under Arrest After Polk Deputy Is Attacked & Injured By Her Dog After She Allegedly Threatened Duke Energy Workers

Both Suspects Arrested After Last Night’s Murder over Marijuana in Frostproof

BREAKING: Shooting in Frostproof Tonight Confirmed by PCSO

Lake Wales Man Charged After Allegedly Being Videoed Sexually Molesting A Horse

Bicyclist Struck, Killed by Vehicle South of Ft. Meade

PCSO Arrests 78 For DUI in December 2024

Emergency Responders On Scene Of Situation Lake Pierce Ranchettes

PCSO Arrests Lake Wales Teacher for Battery by Strangulation and Other Felonies

Frostproof Man Charged With Attempted Murder and Other Charges Over the Right to Legal Duck Hunt

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